if so, then it`s no laughing matter that torry holt also went down. julian would be a huge loss imo if he is placed on IR, and would be personally devastating for him as well. lets just keep our fingers crossed on this one folks. although we haven`t heard alot from or alot about taylor price, he seems to be talented enough, but with welker`s effectiveness still slightly 'dicey' at this point, the more days that julian is MIA, the more likely that wes`s rehab won`t have a nice cushion named julian edelman. yikes. any reason for hope here would be appreciated. thanks.

I think he's just going off the fact that he didn't practice Sunday. Although since he hasn't practiced since the Atlanta game and nobody saw him get injured in the Atlanta game I doubt it means alot. Lots of guys have missed practice. I think he's proven his worth so now they will take it easy and make sure if he has any aches or pains he stays off the field until the season starts.

I wouldn't worry about it yet, unless your going to worry about the other dozen or so guys who miss practice.

if so, then it`s no laughing matter that torry holt also went down. julian would be a huge loss imo if he is placed on IR, and would be personally devastating for him as well. lets just keep out fingers crossed on this one folks. although we haven`t heard alot from or alot about taylor price, he seems to be talented enough, but with welker`s effectiveness still slightly 'dicey' at this point, the more days that julian is MIA, the more likely that wes`s rehab won`t have a nice cushion named julian edelman. yikes. any reason for hope here would be appreciated. thanks.Posted by koft

saw endleman standing on sidelines in second half of atlanta game....holding his helmet looking bored cause he wasnt gonna play no more...if he had a bad injury he would have been doing that...

pats are extremely diligent in preseason with any type of injury...ie cunninham sprained ankle out for two weeks...still not practicing... so maybe he strained a hammy and was getting it rubbed during practice... not unusual...or had a personal issue to deal with..

In Response to Re: edelman may be injured : i was called a TROLL. trolls do`nt watch everyplay of every single year. you may not care for my line of reasoning, but don`t impute my motives when there is no bigger pats fan then me. in fact, i was calling for BB to go after welker right after the 2006 season. i said" giving up a 2nd rounder to get welker would be a bargin." now that sounds like a troll, doesn`t it?Posted by koft

a lot of dudes come on hear posing.... and post stupid sh*t about the pats to stir up contraversy...if your not a poser then dont take it personal...we all love julian... so you could see why a post like this would get peoples attention and have an agitating affect...

you should know that pats(bill b) tell people what they want them to hear...which is usually nothing..the fact that he was not at practice(yesterday) will start the press to asking about it and you should hear something at some point...

Edelman obviously tweaked something at some point, since he saw no action in the second half and hasn't been spotted at practice. I'm really not sure what him failing to pick up a first down on his catch has to do with anything. He's not Superman, he does get tackled. Like an earlier poster wrote, he was milling around on the sideline in the second half in full uniform. Probably rolled an ankle or something. I would expect to see him on the field vs. the Bengals on opening day.

In Response to Re: edelman may be injured : i was called a TROLL. trolls do`nt watch everyplay of every single year. you may not care for my line of reasoning, but don`t impute my motives when there is no bigger pats fan then me. in fact, i was calling for BB to go after welker right after the 2006 season. i said" giving up a 2nd rounder to get welker would be a bargin." now that sounds like a troll, doesn`t it?Posted by koft

Don't take it personally, mighty has a very broad definition of a troll. It's basically anyone who writes about any topic that contains a sentence that could possibly maybe be written by a legitimate troll. You can avoid all of the troll accusations by sending mighty a passport photo and a notarized oath of allegiance to the Pats witnessed by no less than three Pats season ticket holders. :^)

"Edelman among those absent. Wide receiver Julian Edelman, who played in Thursday’s preseason game in Atlanta, was not seen on the practice fields. Also absent were defensive lineman Kade Weston, wide receiver Matthew Slater, offensive lineman Nick Kaczur, and safeties Bret Lockett and Josh Barrett."

In Response to Re: edelman may be injured : i was called a TROLL. trolls do`nt watch everyplay of every single year. you may not care for my line of reasoning, but don`t impute my motives when there is no bigger pats fan then me. in fact, i was calling for BB to go after welker right after the 2006 season. i said" giving up a 2nd rounder to get welker would be a bargin." now that sounds like a troll, doesn`t it?Posted by koft

Kindly show me where in my post I called you a name of any kind much less a 'troll.' I don't engage in name calling nor have I ever. I merely pointed out that mere longevitiy doesn't determine the quality of one's observations.

Your issue is with the name caller not with me. When quoting me I'll thank you to confine your comments to the content of my quote not someone else's.

In Response to Re: edelman may be injured : (you can just click on the link and see the tweet, you don't have to have an account) " Long practice for Pats today. Bill Belichick sends defense on 2 straight laps at one point. No sign of WR Julian Edelman for 2nd day in row."Posted by KellieMB

I think it is possible that he could be hurt but he broke his arm last year and came back pretty quick so please everyone chill out on the IR talk.

Why do so many fans make these assumptions? You hear no news, see no signs something happened then make the leap to "injured"!! I always say.. until I see it in writing from a credible source which is confirmed, I assume/presume NOTHING!!

What exactly did this kid say that makes him a troll? He is clearly jumping to his own conclusions but how does that make him a troll for sharing something that he is worrying about? He didnt say he had a link or was 100% sure he was injured just that he is worried about it so how does this make him a troll? You guys throw that word around too much not everyone who says something you dont agree with is a troll.Posted by MVPkilla4life

Im going to have to agree with my best friend here MVPKILLA....This troll name calling is getting out of hand. I have read this mans posting and I find no Troll evidence what so ever! Maybe paranoid, maybe suspicious, but no way a Troll. He seems to be a good caring citizen of the Patriot Nation! I find him, Not Guilty!